Rome's 5 Craziest Emperors (Episode 2) Caligula

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English - June 30, 2022 00:24 - 2 minutes - 2.08 MB - ★★★★★ - 692 ratings
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Caligula the Roman emperor has been held up as the archetype of a crazy ruler for the last 2,000 years. But was he as bad as the history books say he was? And is everything you've read about him true? In this episode I examine Caligula and explain why he ranks fourth in my list of the 5 Craziest Roman Emperors.

Pictures:

Howard Stern

Just before his interview on the Today Show

Bill Norton

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Képkocka a Caligula c. 1979-es filmből. Bruno Brive (Gemellus) és Malcolm McDowell (Caligula

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